Antipsychotic Prescriptions Increasing for Children and Adolescents in Australian Primary Care Services
New research finds a concerning number of children are being prescribed antipsychotic drugs, most for off-label conditions.
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New research finds a concerning number of children are being prescribed antipsychotic drugs, most for off-label conditions.
RACGP The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) welcomes the release of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency’s 2020 Medical Training Survey (MTS). The survey’s findings were consistent with last year’s survey, with trainees rating the quality of their training highly and concerns about culture persisting. It found: · 81% of doctors in training would recommend their current training position to other doctors, compared to 78% in 2019 · the same percentage would recommend their current workplace as a place to train, compared to 76% in 2019 · ...